No, not those fancy pants! (Please, anything but them.) I'm talking about wedding duds, and what they mean to you.
There are SOOOO many ways to describe wedding dress codes: casual, cocktail, semi-formal, formal, black tie, black tie-preferred, white tie, white-trash...ok, maybe that last one is just here in the south, but you get my point. What I'm concerned with is how to get the guests at our wedding to look like this:
And not this:
At least they know that weddn's are a time to pull out all the stops.
Anywho, between certain groups of family and friends and acquaintances on both of our sides, there is a high probability of some ...ummm...mixed... attire. I'm not trying to be a super-snob, I promise, I just want everyone to look nice at an event that we have put our very heart and soul (ahem, and hard-earned money!) into.That means no jeans, no T-shirts, no spandex, and please, for the love of God, no cutoff clothing. Nobody want's Uncle Billy Ray's dress-denim fray to snag on Grandma Lucille's sequined jumper, or Cousin Jackie's low-rider mini skirt to make Grandpa Bob's eyes pop out .
Also of concern is the fact that our ceremony will be outside in the middle of May (our reception will be inside) and here in north Georgia, May gets a little iffy. It could be a nice 70 degrees with a little wind like it was this year, or it could be touching 85 with baking sun like the year before, even at 5:00 in the evening. Trust me, we're praying for the former.
In the end, I think we're going to go with asking everyone to dress in semi-formal evening attire, and include the info on the bottom of the invitation so they can't say they weren't told. That means suits and ties for men, and cocktail dresses, or at least nice pants-blouse combos, for women. I figure if the heat gets too bad maybe guys can go sans-jacket and tie to lighten up a little bit.
What do you think? Do you have the same fears of underdressed guests that I do? Is semi-formal attire an appropriate choice? Let me know!
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